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Rogue RM-100A A-Style Mandolin Sunburst
Brand | Rogue |
Color | Chrome |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 27.3 x 13.3 x 4.25 inches |
Top Material Type | Rosewood, Maple |
Back Material Type | Rosewood |
Finish Type | Polished |
Instrument | Mandolin |
Operation Mode | Manual |
Number of Strings | 8 |
About this item
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Adjustable compensated rosewood bridge
- 12th-fret neck joint
- Chrome tuning machines
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Customer Ratings | ||||||
For beginners | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | — |
Value for money | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | — |
Craftsmanship | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 3.8 | — |
Sold By | — | DonnerDirect | LeYin | Focus Camera LLC | Amazon.com | The Guitar Man Store |
instrument | Mandolin | Mandolin | Mandolin, Guitar | Violin, Mandolin | Mandolin | Mandolin |
number of strings | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
operation mode | Manual | acoustic | acoustic | Manual | Manual | Manual |
top material | Rosewood, Maple | Mahogany | Basswood | Mahogany, Spruce | Spruce | White Wood |
back material | Rosewood | Mahogany | Basswood | Mahogany, Spruce Wood | Maple | White Wood |
string material | — | — | Alloy Steel | Alloy Steel | Alloy Steel | Nickel-Coated |
finish type | Polished | Glossy,Metal | — | — | Gloss | — |
weight | — | 3.53 pounds | 3 pounds | 2.5 pounds | 5 pounds | 1 pounds |
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Product information
Item Weight | 2 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 27.3 x 13.3 x 4.25 inches |
ASIN | B0002H0KG0 |
Item model number | SO-069-RM100A-SN |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #64,204 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #49 in Mandolins (Musical Instruments) |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 7, 2005 |
Back Material | Rosewood |
Color Name | Chrome |
Top Material | Rosewood, Maple |
Number of Strings | 8 |
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Product Description
Easy to play and easy to own! Sporting a gorgeous finish, the Rogue RM-100A is a well-built, traditional A-model mandolin. It features clean workmanship throughout and projects a bright tone with lots of bark. Sporting a gorgeous finish, the Rogue RM-100A is a well-built, traditional A-model mandolin. It features clean workmanship throughout and projects a bright tone with lots of bark. With an easy-to-play neck and adjustable bridge, the RM-100A is perfect for beginners who wish to play bluegrass or any other style of music. Finishing touches include chrome tuners and nickel-plated frets. Case sold separately
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Customers like the quality of the mandolin. They say it's an excellent instrument, has a good, solid feel, and is impressed by the quality. It's a great beginner instrument that sounds great for the price. The tuners are solid and it holds its tune very well. The instrument is great, and perfect for the avid musician looking to expand on their talents.
"...If you are an experienced player, this item is good as a practice instrument, but I would not use it to replace one of my nicer instruments...." Read more
"...I was also impressed with the feel and balance. It has a good, solid feel to it - not too heavy or too light - and the neck is very fast...." Read more
"...The strings that come with it work fine and none snapped...." Read more
"...Johnson Mandolin here for some reason, for $50 and have found the mandolin quite enjoyable, tho I'm very glad I didn't have to spend $225 more to..." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the mandolin. They say it has an acceptable quality and a decent sound for the price. Some customers also mention that it's a good buy for beginners.
"...Neotech Mandolin Strap $20, a lightweight, inexpensive yet excellent [..." Read more
"...For the money, this mandolin is a good buy. For $50, you'd be hard pressed to find anything coming close to this in quality anywhere...." Read more
"...this because I really enjoy the sound of a mandolin and the price is amazingly cheap...." Read more
"...Rogue, is known for creating Chinese made instruments that are inexpensive but make great starter instruments for students...." Read more
Customers like the sound quality of the stringed instruments. They mention that the tone is very true, and the overall playability and sound is satisfying. Some say that the instrument is pretty loud and has the feeling of an intro mandolin.
"...The tone is pretty good- crisp and bright, and the intonation does not get out of whack way up high on the fingerboard...." Read more
"Inspected, looked OK, adjusted strings, sounded good! Happy too this point!" Read more
"...Once I tuned it, the quality of the sound was better than I had expected also...." Read more
"...-decent value-it is pretty loudCons-almost unplayable in first position due to overly high nut..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the stringed instrument. They mention that it looks great, has a nice decorative silvery piece, and has sundburst finish. Some say that the string guard does not stay in place. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and appearance of this musical instrument.
"...The finish has minor imperfections but still looks impressive. We changed strings and were able to set the action up perfectly...." Read more
"...The finish looks nice with its sunny golden color, but it is notable on acute inspection that it is not hand-stained...." Read more
"Inspected, looked OK, adjusted strings, sounded good! Happy too this point!" Read more
"...Pros:-arrived in great shape-attractive on the wall-is relatively playable when capoed or played higher up the neck..." Read more
Customers find the mandolin easy to play and perfect for beginners. They say it's quite playable and pretty much set up to play out of the box. Customers also mention that it has good sound and is pretty.
"...We changed strings and were able to set the action up perfectly. The intonation was very good and the neck looked straight. The tone was sweet...." Read more
"...-attractive on the wall-is relatively playable when capoed or played higher up the neck-decent value-it is pretty loud..." Read more
"...I tuned it pretty easily and was able to figure out some simple songs...." Read more
"...Overall playability and sound is satisfying. Played songs for hours without much challenge...." Read more
Customers like the comfort of the stringed instruments. They say it has a solid feel to it, not too heavy or too light, and impressed with the feel and balance. The body doesn't feel cheap or thin, and it holds a decent tune. It's made of a pretty thick piece of wood, so it's unlikely to warp. Overall, customers are satisfied with the comfort and sound of the mandolin.
"...Other reviews said that there is no truss rod, but the neck on my instrument feels very solid, and is made of a pretty thick piece of wood, so I..." Read more
"...I was also impressed with the feel and balance. It has a good, solid feel to it - not too heavy or too light - and the neck is very fast...." Read more
"...This mandolin, frankly, feels and plays awful when compared against how a properly set up instrument should. 1 out of 5...." Read more
"...it is actually pretty sturdy. But, more importantly, it plays well and sounds like a mandolin should...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the tuning of the stringed instruments. Some mention that the tuning stays pretty true for a while, while others say that it goes out of tune quickly.
"Inspected, looked OK, adjusted strings, sounded good! Happy too this point!" Read more
"...I think that will improve the sound even more. It comes with an adjustable bridge - at the lowest setting it is still just a tad higher than I would..." Read more
"...Almost all of the negative reviews said that the strings won't stay in tune #1 as I have already said, the strings on it are not high quality #2..." Read more
"...There was no damage to it and none of the tuning pegs broke. I tuned it pretty easily and was able to figure out some simple songs...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the action of the stringed instruments. Some mention that the intonation is spot on, while others say that the action is a bit high. The action near the nut is already low, but gets higher near the body. The only other issue was the action on the neck, but that was alleviated by.
"...The action might need a bit of adjustment, depending on your preference, but this can be done by using the thumbscrews on the bridge, so that's..." Read more
"...Its not hard to do, it just took a few minutes. The action on mine is fine and I have not made any adjustments...." Read more
"...The action near the nut is already low, but gets higher near the body. Had to adjust the screws on the bridge...." Read more
"...The action is very good, the strings aren't the best quality but they hold their tune rather well for a new instrument...." Read more
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After playing for a while it developed an occasional buzz that seemed to move from string to string. We feared that the "cheap instrument curse" was rearing its ugly head. We started troubleshooting, changed strings again but the buzz remained. By pure luck, when I held the pick guard down, the buzz disappeared! The bottom pick guard screw was a little loose. It didn't LOOK loose but you could slide the guard up or down if you tried. I simply tightened the screw. The buzz magically disappeared. I never really believed in curses anyway!
Then a few months later, we got a buzz again. Oh no! The curse? This time the screws were tight but the pick guard and the pick guard mounting bracket were just barely touching the soundboard top. There is a tiny rubber bumper connected to the tip of the plastic guard to prevent a buzz if the guard itself is pressed to the soundboard, but the guard bracket was barely touching too. Maybe the bracket deformed when we closed the lid of the case or maybe it got bumped. Anyway, the fix was simple - gently bend the bottom guard bracket a tiny bit with a needle nose pliers to lift the guard and bracket away from the sound board by at least 1/16th. The buzz is gone. The mandolin sounds great. I never really believed in curses anyway!
This is an excellent beginner mandolin with surprisingly great sound. With proper care (treat it like an expensive mandolin), and a tight and properly adjusted pick guard, your audience will never know you only paid about $50!
The mandolin comes in an ordinary cardboard box without accessories, no case or gig bag of any kind, no strap and old strings so we added a 5005 Pick Holder to the back of the peg head $2.50, Elixir Strings Mandolin Strings, 8 String, Light, Acoustic NANOWEB Coating $15, an awesome Neotech Mandolin Strap $20, a lightweight, inexpensive yet excellent Musician's Gear Hardshell A-Style Mandolin Case for $40 (as much as the mandolin!), and an Intelli IMT500 Clip-on Chromatic Digital Tuner for Strings $16 because it is small enough to fit in the tiny accessory compartment of the mandolin case. Now we're completely set up and happy as can be. Yes, my daughter now plays the mandolin. It worked!